last week , it rained x inches. This week the amount of rain decreased by 5%. which expressions represent the amount of rain that fell this week

Respuesta :


[tex]0.95 x[/tex]


as 0.95 is the same as decreasing by 5%

extra help:
to increase by 5% you times by 1.05x

Answer: Because we don't know what "x" is let "x" be 100%. So, now all you have to do is subtract 5% from 100% to get 95%.


Step-by-step explanation:

100%-5%=95%      or       0.95x